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Old 17th Jun 2014, 06:50
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simplex1
 
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Having said this, I am surprised just how little dihedral the Vlaicu Monoplane had, despite its apparent success.
It appears there are no 1:1 flying replicas and only a 1:10 model:

See video "Vlaicu RC, May 25, 2014":
"www.youtube.com/watch?v=anRZc0YJPog"

As can be seen in the video, the model swings but not all the time. I also do not see it making tight turns and I do not know if its dihedral has the same opening as in the case of the original plane.
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